Vietnam’s export–import activities are facing both heightened expectations and structural challenges as the country enters a new development phase marked by ambitious growth targets and an increasingly volatile global environment.

VOV.VN - The export-import shipments during the early days of the traditional Lunar New Year of the Snake 2025 signal a positive outlook, raising hopes for a prosperous year in foreign trade.

Authorities of southern Binh Duong province and the Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR) held a ceremony on September 27 to launch an international multimodal train transporting goods from Song Than station to China.

The State budget's revenues from export-import activities hit over VND152.94 trillion (US$6.5 billion) in the first five months of this year, making up 36% of the estimate, down 18% year on year, the General Department of Vietnam Customs (GDVC) reported on June 7.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade held a meeting with Vietnam Trade Offices abroad on May 31 to discuss ways to boost the exports of lychees and longans as many northern localities are harvesting the fruits.

State budget collection from export-import activities in the first two months stood at VND56.33 trillion (US$2.37 billion), or 13.3% of the estimate, down 19.4% year-on-year, reported the General Department of Vietnam Customs (Vietnam Customs).

State budget collection from export-import activities in January topped VND24.8 trillion (US$1.07 billion), or 5.8% of the estimate, down 42.3% annually, reported the General Department of Vietnam Customs (GDVC).

Vietnam’s maritime sector is striving to upgrade its international merchant fleet in order to reduce the country’s dependency on foreign-owned vessels in export-import activities.

VOV.VN - The 10th version of the Zhejiang Export Fair in Vietnam is scheduled to take place at the International Centre for Exhibition in Hanoi from September 28 to September 30, featuring the participation of over 100 businesses from the Chinese province.

Cargo throughput across seaports nationwide hit 241 million tonnes in the first four months of 2022, rising 2% year-on-year, according to the Vietnam Maritime Administration.